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[City Council on December 18, 2025.]
AND ONE RIGHT THERE.I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING OF THE WILMER CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER AT SEVEN O'CLOCK.
ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS THIS EVENING.
YOUR PRESENCE REFLECTS THE STRONG COMMITMENT TO THE CIVIC ENGAGEMENTS AND WE TRULY VALUE YOUR INTEREST IN THE WORK AND PROGRESS OF OUR CITY.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE FOR STEVE NORWOOD TO PLEASE PROVIDE THE INVOCATION AND I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYONE TO STAND IF YOU ARE ABLE AFTERWARDS, PLEASE STAND AND STAY STANDING.
WE WILL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE DEARLY.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE AND ALSO A SPECIAL BLESSING ON ALL OF US AND WILMER OUR EMPLOYEES, CITIZENS IN OUR BUSINESSES.
AND JUST REMEMBER IT IS THE CHRISTMAS SEASON AND THE TRUE MEANING OF WHAT THAT IS FOR US.
JUST THANK YOU FOR SO MANY BLESSINGS WE HAVE.
WE HAVE A VERY GENEROUS COMMUNITY AND WE'VE SEEN EVIDENCE OF THAT IN THE PAST WEEK WITH SOME VERY NICE, UH, GENEROUS SUPPORT FOR OUR CHILDREN HERE.
SO CONTINUE THOSE BLESSINGS AND UH, BE WITH US AS WE DELIBERATE THE CITY'S AFFAIRS TONIGHT.
AND THESE THINGS WE PRAY, AMEN.
AMEN TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR PRESENTATION ITEMS AND WE HA ARE TO RECEIVE THE COMMUNITY SERVICES QUARTERLY REPORT.
MS. ANGELICA GARCIA, OUR COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER, WILL PRESENT THE ITEM.
I AM ANGELICA GARCIA, COMMUNITY SERVICES MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF WILMAN.
THE CITY OF WILMAN COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WAS ESTABLISHED TO APPLY THE MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT SAFEGUARD LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, AND THE OVERALL WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC.
TOGETHER THIS TEAM BRINGS 49 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT.
OUR TEAM IS DEDICATED TO ASSISTING RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND DEVELOPERS IN ENSURING THEIR PROJECTS COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LOCAL AND STATE LAWS.
STAFF CREDENTIALS, UM, I BELIEVE
UM, THERE'S ALSO A BREAKDOWN THERE OF ALL OF THE PERMITS THAT WERE ISSUED DURING THAT QUARTER.
BUILDING INSPECTIONS DURING THE LAST QUARTER, UM, COMPLETED 1,450 INSPECTIONS.
THERE'S ALSO A BREAKDOWN THERE OF ALL OF THOSE INSPECTIONS ITEMS. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION ISSUED 377 CODE VIOLATIONS.
UM, AND THERE IS ALSO A BREAKDOWN THERE OF ALL OF THOSE CODE VIOLATIONS.
UM, LET ME GO AHEAD AND ADD THE VERY BOTTOM.
THE CITY CURRENTLY HAS 82 ACTIVE LEAVES AS OF THIS COURSE.
WE ALSO, UM, DO THE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL INSPECTION PROGRAM.
SO THAT WAS, UM, A PROGRAM THAT WAS STARTED BACK IN 2010 AND UM, FOR SOME ODD REASON, I'M NOT TOO SURE, UM, IT WASN'T BEING MAINTAINED AND SO WE'VE BROUGHT THAT BACK UP, UM, POSSIBLY ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
AND SO WE'VE BEEN GOING AHEAD AND, UM, MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT AND INSPECTING RENTAL PROPERTIES AS THEY COME FORWARD.
UM, OR WE FIND THEM OUR RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
WE ARE NOW ACCEPTING ONLINE PAYMENTS, UM, THROUGH OUR PORTAL.
WE DO NOT ACCEPT ONLINE PAYMENTS, UM, OR CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS I SHOULD SAY IN OFFICE, BUT YOU CAN NOW PAY ONLINE VIA CREDIT CARD.
UM, WE'VE ALSO STARTED, UM, ADDING INFORMATION FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
UM, THE CITY HAS BEEN DOING A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER IN THE WATER BILL AND WE'VE BEEN,
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UM, ADDING INFORMATION TO THAT EVERY MONTH FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO FIND.UM, AND THEN WE CURRENTLY, UH, JUST WANT TO GO AHEAD AND HIGHLIGHT MS. REBECCA RODRIGUEZ.
SHE IS ATTENDING TRAINING THROUGH THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL TO PREPARE FOR HER, UM, PERMIT TECHNICIAN EXAMINATION.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MA'AM.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND I JUST WANNA UPDATE THE CITIZENS ON OUR CITY HOLIDAY CLOSURES.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED DECEMBER 22ND THROUGH 27TH AND WILL REOPEN FOR REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS ON DECEMBER 29TH.
CITY FACILITIES WILL CLOSE AT 11:30 AM ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH AND WILL REOPEN ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 29TH.
AND WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR CITIZEN COMMENTS AND I JUST ASK THAT EVERYBODY WHEN YOU GET UP HERE TO SPEAK, CAN YOU PLEASE SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE? OUR FIRST ONE IS JESUS GONZALEZ.
DID HE LEAVE? OKAY, I GUESS YOU LEFT.
MS. STEWART, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, THE ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
THE ADDRESS IS 49 10 NORTH INTERSTATE 45 HERE IN WILER.
I'M THE WIFE OF THE OWNER AND THE OFFICE ADMIN FOR REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE LOCATED AT 49 10 I 45 WILER TEXAS.
AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, WE HAD A MEETING WITH OUR EMPLOYEES IN FAMILY OF REDNECK PIECE OF PERFORMANCE AND LET THEM KNOW THAT WE WERE ON THE AGENDA.
THEY ALL WANTED TO PUT A FACE TO THE BUILDING.
WE ARE A VETERAN OWNED FAMILY BUSINESS THAT HAS GIVEN BACK TO THE WILMER COMMUNITY THROUGH DONATIONS AND TOY DRIVES.
WE HIRE YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND THEN TRAIN THEM ON THE SKILL SETS THEY CAN MAKE A CAREER FROM.
WE EVEN HAVE THE WILMER SHOP CLASS COME OUT TO OUR SHOP AND, UM, TO SHOW THEM THAT THE CAREERS THAT THEY COULD HAVE WHEN THEY GRADUATE.
WE'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS SINCE 2013 AND WE'VE BEEN IN WILMER SINCE 2017.
WE KNOW SOME OF THE GRIEVANCES AND HAVE TAKEN THOSE INTO CONSIDERATION, BUT WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT FOR A NOISE TEST PERFORMANCE BY A WILER OFFICIAL I 45 TRAFFIC IS LOUDER THAN THE NOISE THAT REDNECK DIESEL PRO PRODUCES.
AND OUR CURB APPEAL IS FAR NICER THAN THE SURROUNDING AREAS OF I 45.
WE HAVE LAWN CARE PROFESSIONALS ON A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM AND WE TRY TO BE WELL PRESENTED PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS OF WIL TEXAS.
OUR NEXT COMMENT, UH, JAMES HOLBERT.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORDS, PLEASE.
YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.
I'M THE CURRENT SHOP FOREMAN AT REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE, LOCATED AT 4 9 10 INTERSTATE 45 WILER, TEXAS.
I'VE KNOWN THE STEWARDS FOR GOING ON 20 YEARS.
MY ROLE IS TO OVERSEE THE DAY-TO-DAY SCHEDULING AND COORDINATION REPAIRS, MAKING SURE EVERY JOB THAT COMES THROUGH THE DOORS IS HANDLED EFFICIENTLY AND SAFELY.
CURRENTLY THIS YEAR WE HAVE WORKED WITH 749 CUSTOMERS.
THESE CUSTOMERS SPEND THEIR MONEY AT YOUR RESTAURANTS AND BUSINESSES IN WILER.
I'VE WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR TECHNICIANS TO KEEP PROJECTS MOVING SMOOTHLY AND TO ENSURE THE CUSTOMERS WILL GET THEIR VEHICLES BACK ON THE ROAD AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE.
WE SPECIALIZE IN MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY TRUCK REPAIRS.
WE TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THE WORK WE DO, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SERVICING VEHICLES THAT OUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON.
THIS INCLUDES WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE WARMER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WILLER EMS. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COORDINATE CLOSELY WITH THEIR TEAM, INCLUDING THE FIRE CHIEF, TO SCHEDULE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ON THE TRUCKS AND AMBULANCES IN A WAY THAT THAT MINIMIZES DOWNTIME AND KEEPS THE FLEETS MISSION READY TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.
WE UNDERSTAND HOW CRITICAL THESE VEHICLES ARE AND OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS QUICK TURNAROUND TIMES WITHOUT SACRIFICING QUALITY.
AT REDNECK DIESEL REPAIR, ESPECIALLY NOT ABOUT FIXING THE TRUCKS, IT'S ABOUT SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE AND THE SERVICES THAT KEEP WILMER AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES SAFE AND RUNNING EVERY DAY.
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KATIE ISABEL, MS. ISABELLE, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES MA'AM.KATIE ISABELLE, 49 10 I 45 WILMORE, TEXAS.
UH, I WORK AT REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE LOCATED AT 49 10 I 45.
MY ROLE IS TO PROVIDE OFFICE ADMIN ASSISTANCE AND CHECK IN THE TRUCK DRIVERS THAT TRANSPORT GOODS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
MY HUSBAND WAS A REDNECK DIESEL MECHANIC FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS, AND DURING THAT TIME I WAS INTRODUCED TO THE REDNECK FAMILY.
THEY'VE BECOME AN IMPORTANT LIGHT IN MY LIFE AND I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY HELP ON A DAILY BASIS.
THE OWNERS WILL GLADLY BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO PROVIDE A HELPING HAND TO ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY.
THEY'VE PROVEN TO ME HOW IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT NUMBERS.
THEY SEE THE PERSON BEHIND THE RESUME AND GIVE EVERYONE A CHANCE TO BECOME WHAT THEY WANT IN LIFE.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE FOR THE RECORDS.
I'M IN, UH, 49 10 INTERSTATE 45 IN NORTHERN TEXAS FOR REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE.
I'M ONE OF THE DIESEL MECHANICS FOR REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE AT 49 10 I 45.
TEXAS REDNECK DIESEL HAS BECOME A HOME FOR ME.
WHEN I FIRST CAME TO RENET, I HAD LITTLE TO NO EXPERIENCE IN THE DIESEL INDUSTRY.
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I'VE BEEN GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW AND AT AN ACCELERATED PACE, LEARNING, IMPROVING AND ULTIMATELY DEVELOPING THE SKILLS TO REBUILD DIESEL ENGINES.
THAT'S THE SKILL SET NO ONE CAN EVER TAKE FROM ME.
I WOULDN'T HAVE GAINED ANY SKILLS WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP GUIDANCE AND HANDS-ON TRAINING FROM THE TECHS WHO TOOK THE TIME TO TEACH ME.
BECAUSE OF REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE, I DIDN'T JUST LEARN A TRADE, I FOUND A DIRECTION, A PURPOSE, AND A BETTER PATH IN LIFE.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, I DID NOT JUST GAIN EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE.
HERE I GAINED FRIENDSHIPS, MENTORSHIPS, AND PEOPLE.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.
I'M ONE OF THE DIESEL MECHANICS FOR REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE 49 10 I 45 WILER, TEXAS.
I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL WITHOUT A CAREER PLAN FOR MY FUTURE OR A SKILL SET THAT WOULD ALLOW ME TO SUPPORT MYSELF THROUGH A MUTUAL FRIEND.
I FOUND REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE AND THEY GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUMPSTART MY CAREER IN THE DIESEL INDUSTRY.
IN JUST EIGHT MONTHS OF WORKING AT REDNECK, I'VE GAINED VALUABLE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS THAT HAVE HELPED ME, BOTH HELPED SHAPE BOTH MY CAREER AND MY PERSONAL GROWTH.
THIS SHOP HAS HELPED ME GROW INTO THE PERSON I AM TODAY AND GAVE ME CLARITY AND DIRECTION FOR WHERE I WANT TO GO IN THE FUTURE.
'CAUSE OF REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE, I NOW HAVE A PATH FORWARD AND THE CONFIDENCE AND MOTIVATION TO PURSUE IT.
BEN, I CAN'T READ YOUR LAST NAME.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORDS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I WORK AS A PARTS RUNNER FOR REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE AT 49 10 I 45 WILL TEXAS.
I'VE WORKED FOR REDNECK DIESEL FOR SIX YEARS NOW.
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THEY ARE HONEST PEOPLE BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY.THEY SUPPORT THEIR EMPLOYEES AND TAKE EXTRA STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
EVERYONE NEEDS A TRUCKING INDUSTRY FOR SURVIVAL AND REDNECK DIESEL SUPPORTS THAT DAILY.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
EVERY ALVAREZ LOCATED AT 40 19 I 40 BY.
I WAS INTRODUCED TO RE VEHICLE WHEN THE COWORKER VISIT THIS HIGH SCHOOL, BUT I WAS TOO YOUNG TO WORK THERE AT THE TIME.
LATER WHILE WORKING AT ALLEN LOVE SHOP, POST TRAVEL WAS STOPPED.
I KEPT SEEING GUYS COME AWAY, REDNECK DEALS, APP REPAIR.
I WAS HONEST ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE.
I HAD ONLY HAD SHOP CLASS AND PERSONAL WORK AND THEY TOLD ME TO BE THERE AT 8:00 AM MONDAY MORNING.
AT THE TIME I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE RIDE TO WORK, BUT THEY MADE SURE I GOT THERE EVERY DAY.
I STARTED BY CLEANING THE SHOP AND OVER TIME I WAS GETTING A CHANCE TO LEARN, GROW, AND WORK ON TRUCKS, DOING WHAT I TRULY WANTED TO.
I'VE BEEN RIGHT NEXT SINCE I WAS 18.
THIS PLACE HAS GIVEN ME A REAL CAREER SKILLS.
I CAN NEVER BE TAKEN AWAY AND A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE WILL BE TRULY LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER.
WE COME FROM ALL OVER THE METRO.
DIESEL HAS UN RIGHT BY ALL OF US.
HE PROVIDED BENEFITS LIKE HEALTHCARE AND 401K.
THIS ISN'T JUST A JOB TO ME, IT'S A PLACE I'M PROUD TO CALL HOME.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I WORK AT REDNECK DIESEL LOCATED AT 4 9 10 I 45 IN WILMER.
REDNECK DIESEL ISN'T JUST A JOB TO ME, IT'S MORE LIKE A SECOND HOME AND A SECOND FAMILY.
IT'S A PLACE THAT HAS ALLOWED, ALLOWED ME TO GROW NOT ONLY AS A MECHANIC BUT AS A PERSON.
BECAUSE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY, I'M ABLE TO, I'M ABLE TO BE A SOLE PROVIDER FOR MY FAMILY AND THAT MEANS MORE TO ME AND WORDS CAN EXPRESS.
TODD AND HIS FAMILY HAVE SHOWN ME FIRSTHAND WHAT A TRUE FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS LOOKS LIKE.
WATCHING TODD RUN THIS COMPANY WITH DEDICATION, INTEGRITY, AND PASSION HAS BEEN A HUGE INSPIRATION AND, AND HAS INFLUENCED THE PLANS I HAVE FOR MY OWN FUTURE.
IT'S MOTIVATED ME TO SEE LEADERSHIP THAT GENUINELY CARES ABOUT BOTH THE WORK AND THE PEOPLE BEHIND IT.
REDNECK HAS ALSO GIVEN ME VALUABLE SKILLS THAT HAVE HAD A VERY POSITIVE IMPACT ON MY CAREER.
THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE I HAVE GAINED HERE HAS STRENGTHENED MY ABILITIES AND HELPED ME GROW PERSONALLY IN A WAY I I NEVER EXPECTED.
SIR, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
MY NAME IS JOEL, TIER TWO 17 JO MAY NOT RED TEXAS.
I'VE WORKED FOR REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE 49 HERE AND I 45 IN WILER, TEXAS, CLOSE TO FIVE YEARS NOW.
OVER THIS TIME, THIS PLACE HAS BECOME MORE THAN JUST A JOB FOR ME.
IT HAS BECOME PART OF MY DAILY LIFE.
I'VE KNOWN TODD SINCE BEFORE REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE HAS EVEN FOUND IT BACK WHEN THIS SHOP WAS STILL JUST AN IDEA.
I REMEMBER HIM TALKING ABOUT THE DREAM HE HAD OF OPENING HIS OWN SHOP, NOT JUST TO WORK ON TRUCKS, BUILD SOMETHING MEANINGFUL.
HE TALKED ABOUT, UH, CREATING A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE COULD GROW, WHERE HARD WORK MATTERED, AND UH, WHERE YOU COULD BUILD A FUTURE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
AND HE HAS DONE THAT, ESPECIALLY FOR ME.
ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN I LOST MY JOB UP IN OKLAHOMA WITHOUT MUCH OF A PLAN WHERE TO GO, I GAVE TODD A CALL AND HE GAVE ME AN OPPORTUNITY.
HE GAVE ME A JOB WHERE HE HONESTLY DIDN'T HAVE AN OPEN POSITION FOR ME.
HE GAVE ME A CHANCE TO GET MY FOOTING AND GROW MY SKILLSET AND PEOPLE AROUND ME.
THAT'S THE KIND OF PERSON TODD IS.
REDNECK DIESEL PERFORMANCE IS.
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MAN WHO WOULD LITERALLY GIVE YOU THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK IF, IF IT MEANT HELPING YOU TAKE THE NEXT STEP YOU NEED IN LIFE.HE GENERALLY, HE GENERALLY WANTS PEOPLE AROUND HIM TO SUCCEED AND THAT'S THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP.
REDNECK DIESEL HAS BECOME MORE LIKE FAMILY THAN A WORKPLACE TO ME.
WE LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, WE WORK HARD TOGETHER AND WE TAKE PRIDE IN WHAT WE DO.
MANDY, MA'AM, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, NAME YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.
I WORK AT 49 10 I 45 WILMORE, TEXAS.
I AM THE DAUGHTER OF THE OWNER.
MY ROLE AT NETTE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IS TO MANAGE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AMONGST OTHER THINGS.
AS OF THIS MONTH, WE HAVE GROWN OUR FOLLOWING TO OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE.
THAT FOLLOWING REFLECTS THE TRUST AND APPRECIATION PEOPLE HAVE FOR OUR WORK AND THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE TO THE PUBLIC.
WE REGULARLY SERVE CUSTOMERS WHO TRAVEL FROM SEVERAL STATES AWAY TO HAVE THEIR TRUCKS SERVICED BY OUR SHOP.
ALL MY LIFE, I HAVE WATCHED MY FATHER WORK TIRELESSLY TO BUILD A FUTURE FOR OUR FAMILY AND OUR COMMUNITY.
HE HAS PUT IN LONG DAYS FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES TO BUILD WHAT YOU SEE TODAY.
THAT BUILDING REPRESENTS MORE THAN A BUSINESS.
IT PROVIDES LIVELIHOODS FOR OUR MECHANICS, OUR PARTS STAFF, THE TRUCK DRIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING MINE AND MY YOUNGER BROTHERS.
THE TRUCKS WE SERVICE ARE THE TRUCKS YOU SEE ON THE ROAD EVERY DAY.
WE PROVIDE MAINTENANCE FOR TECH STOP VEHICLES, CONDUCTING STATE SAFETY INSPECTIONS ON COMMERCIAL TRUCKS, TRAVELING, TRAVELING ALONGSIDE YOU ON YOUR DAILY COMMUTE AND BEFORE ROUTINE COMPANY SAFETY INSPECTIONS FOR LOCAL FLEETS THAT CALLED THE WILMER AREA HOME.
WE ALSO WORK CLOSELY WITH WRECKER COMPANIES HELPING ENSURE THEIR TRUCKS REMAIN RELIABLE SO THAT THEY CAN RESPOND QUICKLY AND SAFELY TO ACCIDENTS ON OUR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.
I CAME HERE TODAY TO SPEAK BECAUSE REN NIGHT PIECE OF PERFORMANCE IS MORE THAN JUST A BUSINESS TO MAKE WHAT YOU DECIDE IMPACTS REAL PEOPLE, FAMILIES, WORKERS, AND MEMBER OF THIS, MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY WHO RELY ON US.
YOUR DECISION AFFECTS LIES, NOT JUST A BUILDING.
MR. STEWART, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.
LAST TIME I STOOD IN FRONT OF THIS COUNCIL WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO.
I MADE A LOT OF PROMISES, A LOT OF PLANS, AND A LOT OF PROMISES.
I THINK I BROUGHT THOSE TO THE, TO LIGHT.
I'VE SOLD $23 MILLION WORTH OF PRODUCT IN YOUR TOWN THAT YOU COLLECTED TAXES OFF OF.
I DON'T KNOW TOO MANY OTHER BUSINESSES THAT HAVE DONE THE SAME.
EVERY ONE OF US WROTE THIS SCRIPT.
'CAUSE WE DON'T LIKE DOING THIS.
EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN THERE, I HAVE BEEN HARASSED FROM THE FEENEYS FROM THE NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH.
AND IT CONTINUES AND CONTINUES.
AND HERE, UH, AT FIRST I THOUGHT WE'RE NEW.
IT JUST WAS FRESH BUILDING AND WHATNOT.
WE'RE RIGHT HERE EIGHT YEARS LATER AND HERE WE ARE.
I WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS IF IT WASN'T FOR A FRIEND OF MINE.
NONE OF Y'ALL WOULD LET ME KNOW TO DEFEND MYSELF.
I DIDN'T FORCE THESE GUYS TO BE HERE.
THAT'S HOW MUCH THEY CARE ABOUT THAT BUSINESS.
AND IF YOU GET AROUND OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE SUPPORTED FROM THIS BUSINESS, YOU WILL SEE THAT FROM THEM TOO.
I GOT A BUNCH OF STUFF LISTED HERE THAT I'M COMPLETELY OFF TRACK BECAUSE MY EYES ARE WATERING AND I CAN'T READ IT, BUT I JUST DO NOT UNDERSTAND.
THIS IS ALL STARTED FROM RAW SEWAGE SMELL THAT MY GUYS ARE GETTING SICK FROM, FROM A COUNTY NEIGHBOR THAT IS NOT PAYING ANY TAXES TO THIS, TO THIS CITY.
AND THEY FOUND A WAY AROUND IT BECAUSE APPARENTLY EVERYTHING'S GOOD.
BUT IF THE SPRINKLERS GO OFF, YOU ARE GONNA SMELL RAW SEWAGE.
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NOW I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE'S RUMOR THAT THEY HAVE FRIENDS ON THIS COUNCIL, BUT I WANT YOU TO SEE THAT IT IS NOT JUST THIS EVIL BUILDING THAT YOU GUYS DRIVE BY.THERE'S FAMILIES THAT ARE LIVING OFF OF THAT PLACE.
I'M TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PEOPLE.
I TRIED TO GET YOUR PEOPLE BY BRINGING THEIR SCHOOL IN AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I'M DOING WHAT YOU ASKED ME TO DO EIGHT YEARS LATER BY PROVIDING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ANYTIME YOU GUYS HAVE A TOY DRIVE GOING, THE MAYOR CALLS ME EVEN BEFORE SHE WAS MAYOR.
ANY OF Y'ALL CALL ME, I DONATE TO WHATEVER YOU GOT GOING ON.
I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE THE EVIL PERSON IN THE, IN THE COUNTY OR IN, I'M SORRY, IN THE CITY.
UM, I'M NOT ON MY SCRIPT ANYMORE.
UM, I MEAN, I GOT VOICE MESSAGES FROM MS. SPINY SCREAMING AT ME AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AT NIGHT.
AND, AND I'VE NEVER EVER PUSHED IT TO ANY OF Y'ALL OR COME TO YOU UNWIND ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT WHEN DOES IT END? I JUST WANT TO WORK, TRAIN MY GUYS, MAKE A LIVING AND PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY.
MY WHOLE FAMILY WORKS THERE, LIKE I SAID, OFF SCRIPT.
JEFF STEEL, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR.
UH, REDNECK DIESEL FOR THAT, UH, MAN MOVING SPEECH RIGHT THERE.
HERE WE ARE TAKING, UH, TAKING BUSINESSES IN THE CITY AND RUNNING THEM THROUGH THE RINGER.
LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I'M NOT REALLY PROUD OF.
BUT ANYWAY, I'M HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE THE COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING A VOLUNTARY ACT OF INSTITUTIONAL RETREAT THAT STRIKES AT THE HEART OF OUR DEMOCRACY.
LET'S BE CLEAR, THIS REPEAL IS COUNCIL GENERATED BY MOVING TO STRIKE THE, UH, BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT ORDINANCE.
YOU ARE MAKING THE CHOICE TO DISENFRANCHISE THE VERY PEOPLE YOU WERE PROMISED A VOICE IN THE CITY.
WHEN THESE BOUNDARIES WERE SET, THEY CAME WITH A SOCIAL CONTRACT, A PROMISE OF REPRESENTATION, STABLE GOVERNANCE, AND TO VOTE.
BY ERASING THESE LINES TONIGHT, YOU ARE UNILATERALLY STRIPPING RESIDENTS OF THEIR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.
YOU'RE TELLING THEM THAT THEIR CITIZENSHIP IN THIS CITY IS TEMPORARY SUBJECT TO THE WHIMS OF A COUNCIL THAT IS MORE INTERESTED IN RETREATING THAN REPRESENTING.
THIS REPEAL IS ALSO A FORM OF FISCAL SABOTAGE AND A PROFOUNDLY DISHONEST ONE.
THE CITIZENS OF WILMER THAT YOU PLAN TO ABANDON ARE STILL GONNA BE LEGALLY LIABLE FOR EXISTING INTEREST IN SINKING TAXES.
IMS TAXES ARE USED TO PAY, PAY OFF THE BONDS AND THE DEBT THE CITY INCURRED FOR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, DEBT THAT WAS APPROVED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE PROPERTIES WOULD BE ON THE TAX ROLL.
SO THESE RESIDENTS WILL LOSE THEIR CITY SERVICES AND THEIR VOTING RIGHTS, BUT THEY WILL STILL BE FORCED TO PAY THE CITY'S CREDIT CARD.
BY SHRINKING OUR BORDER, YOU ARE GUARANTEEING A HEAVIER BURDEN OF THOSE OF US WHO STAY.
AND YOU ARE IMPOSING AN UNFAIR UNREPRESENTED TAX ON THOSE, UH, THAT ARE NO LONGER IN THE CITY LIMIT.
WE ARE ALREADY, WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT THE MONEY TO RETREAT NOW AS ABANDONMENT OF YOUR FIDUCIARY DUTY TO ALL THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY.
FURTHERMORE, THIS REPEAL CREATES A DANGEROUS PLANNING VACUUM.
BY REMOVING THESE BOUNDARIES, YOU'RE VOLUNTARILY BLINDING THIS CITY AND SURRENDERING OUR RIGHT TO SAY WHAT GETS BUILT ON OUR DOORSTEP.
YOU ARE INVITING A WILD WEST SCENARIO WHERE DEVELOPERS CAN BYPASS OUR ZONING, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS, AND OUR SAFETY STANDARDS.
WHEN AN INCOMPATIBLE PROJECT GOES UP RIGHT ON OUR BORDER, CLOGGING OUR STREETS AND TRAINING OUR RESOURCES, YOU WILL HAVE NO POWER TO STOP IT BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO WALK AWAY.
YOU ARE ELECTED TO PROTECT THE CITY'S INTEREST, NOT TO OUTSOURCE OUR FUTURE TO NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS THAT DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY.
WHY IS THIS COUNCIL SO EAGER TO GIVE AWAY TAX, RE TAX, REVENUE AND ZONING AUTHORITY?
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A CITY THAT ISN'T GROWING IS DYING.THE REPEAL SENDS A LOUD, CLEAR MESSAGE TO EVERY FAMILY AND INVESTOR.
THIS CITY DOESN'T KNOW WHERE IT STANDS.
DON'T LET THIS BE YOUR LEGACY.
DON'T BE THE COUNCIL THAT PRESIDED OVER THE DISMANTLING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
YOU MUST HONOR THE LAW AS IT STANDS.
PROTECT OUR TAX BASE AND VOTE NO ON THIS REPEAL.
IT'S TIME TO STOP LOOKING FOR THE EXIT AND START LEADING THE CITY YOU ARE ELECTED TO SERVE.
THAT'S ALL FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE OCTOBER 2ND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
OCTOBER 16TH, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING.
NOVEMBER 6TH, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING.
NOVEMBER 6TH CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.
NOVEMBER 20TH, BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 20TH, CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.
DECEMBER FOUR, CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING.
ITEM THREE, CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A PRELIMINARY PLAT TORRINGTON WILMER EDITION LOCATED IN THE CITY OF WILMER, CONSISTING OF ONE TRACK ON APPROXIMATELY ONE 2.822 ACRES.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SITUATED IN THE CA WARFIELD SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 1 6 1 2 AND 1 6 1 3.
CITY OF WILMER, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IS GENERALLY ADDRESSED AS 1 5 0 1 EAST BELTLINE ROAD.
ITEM FOUR, CONSIDER RESOLUTION R 2 0 2 5 DASH 12 1 8 A AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF A 2024 FORD F THREE 50 CREW CAB WITH SERVICE BED FROM RUSH TRUCK CENTERS UTILIZING THE TEXAS STATEWIDE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING CONTRACT NUMBER 7 2 4 DASH 23 ADMINISTRATIVE THROUGH BY BOARD IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,250.
MAD MAYOR, MAY I REQUEST ITEM BOARD TO BE REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION? YES MA'AM.
MAY I GET A MOTION ON THAT? I SO MOVE.
MAY I GET A SECOND? I SECOND? YES.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? WE WE NEED A MOTION FOR TWO AND THREE, RIGHT? FOR, UH, THE MOTION MAD MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER THREE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, COULD I MAKE A COMMENT ON THIS? YES, MA'AM.
WHY ARE THESE SO BACKED UP THAT WE HAVE SO MANY AT ONE TIME TO APPROVE ON THE MINUTES? ISN'T THAT SOMETHING YOU DO AT RIGHT AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING? BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN, AS YOU HAD NOTICED, WE HAD MR. NORWOOD COME IN.
I'VE BEEN DOING EXTRA DUTY, SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET TO THE MINUTES.
YOU KNOW, WHY THEY CAN'T FOR OUR NEXT, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEETING WHERE WE COULD BE UP TO DATE, YOU KNOW, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT I HAVE TO GO BY PRIORITY TOO ON MY TASKS, DAILY TASKS.
SO ON THAT, OKAY, MAY I GET A VOTE? YES, YES, YES.
NOW WE WILL GO BACK TO NUMBER FOUR.
UM, MADAM MAYOR, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS.
WHAT DEPARTMENT IS THE CITY WILL BE USING THIS, UH, CREW CAB TRUCK.
AND ALSO IS THIS, WAS THIS FORMALLY BUDGETED AND I'LL, I'LL JUST ANSWER THAT AND YOU CAN FILL IN WHERE OUT.
UH, THIS WILL BE USED REALLY IN THREE DEPARTMENTS.
THIS IS PURELY A REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING 17-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE.
IT WAS IN THE APPROVED BUDGET AND IT'S WITHIN THE AMOUNT COUNCIL APPROVED IN THE BUDGET.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, I YES I DO.
I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAD, UM, I'M TRYING TO THINK, WHAT WAS HIS NAME THAT WAS HERE
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BEFORE YOU CAME? UH, THAT HAD A DUAL CAB NEW PICKUP.WHERE IS IT? SO THIS, THIS IS FOR TOWING TRAILERS.
SO WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IT IS AN F-150, WHICH IS NOT DESIGNED TO TOW OUR JETTER TRAILER OR THE HEAVIER TRAILERS.
SO THE TRUCK WE HAVE NOW IS 2008.
I HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT IS WRONG WITH THE 2008.
IT WILL NOT PULL OUR TRAILERS.
UH, THE TAGS ARE OUT OF, BECAUSE IT CHECK ENGINES ON.
WE SEND IT TO THREE DIFFERENT SHOPS.
AND THAT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE HEATER DOES NOT WORK.
IT SHAKES WHEN YOU DRIVE HAS ELECTRICAL ISSUES, THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND ON.
IT, IT LITERALLY HAS SURPASSED.
IT'S, IT'S ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD OR NO, 2008.
WELL THAT, UH, I'M, I'M WRONG THERE 'CAUSE I UNDERSTOOD THAT IT WAS BOUGHT WHEN, UM, RICKY, THAT'S COMPLETELY A DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A SHARED TRUCK JUST WITHIN THE CITY.
OKAY, LADIES, MAY I GET A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR, MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A 2024 FORD F THREE 50 FRUIT CRAB TRUCK THROUGH THE BUYBOARD WITH, WITH THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $75,250.
OKAY, WE WILL TAKE IT TO THE VOTE.
I'VE GOT A YES WITH A CONDITION THAT IT'S NOT A TAKE HOME VEHICLE.
I DON'T, IT'S NOT, I DON'T THINK NONE OF OUR, IT'S A HUGE TAKE HOME.
YES, IT IS FOUR TO ZERO AND IT PASSES PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025 MONTHLY FINANCIALS.
AND MS. UH, PATRICIA ALRE, OUR CONSULTING FINANCE DIRECTOR, WILL PRESENT THE ITEM.
GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M HERE TO GIVE YOU JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025, WHICH ACTUALLY WRAPS UP THE FISCAL YEAR 2025.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PACKET, WE HAVE PROVIDED THE, MY MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS THAT DETAIL ALL OF THE, UH, LINE ITEMS FOR THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR OF 2025.
I ALSO, UH, PREPARED A SMALL PRESENTATION FOR YOU ALL AND I HAVE GOOD NEWS.
UM, AS OF 9 30 20 25, THE YEAR TO DATE, UH, FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH IS THE MAJOR FUND OF THE CITY, WAS ABOUT $24 MILLION IN REVENUE.
THAT DOES INCLUDE $5.6 MILLION IN TRANSFERS IN, UM, THAT WERE PART OF RECONCILING ALL OF THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES THAT WERE PAID FOR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
AND WE HAVE RECONCILED THEM SO THAT THE MONEY IS BACK INTO THAT ACCOUNT.
VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT RECONCILIATION.
SO THE TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR WERE ABOUT $19.8 MILLION.
AND SO THAT GIVES US A $4.1 MILLION FUND BALANCE, WHICH, UM, IN YOUR PACKET, I PUT A LITTLE BLURB AT THE BOTTOM THAT, UH, 60 DAYS WOULD BE ABOUT $3.2 MILLION IN RESERVES, WHICH WE ARE NOW OVER, UM, IN, UM, FOR OUR POLICY.
SO WE HAVE OVER $860,000 IN RESERVE.
NOW, I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER OUR AUDIT.
THE AUDIT IS ONGOING RIGHT NOW.
THESE NUMBERS MAY CHANGE WHEN THE AUDIT COMES BACK.
I DON'T ANTICIPATE IT BY MUCH, BUT, UM, THEY WILL COME BACK IN MARCH AND, UM, GIVE YOU THE, THE ACTUALS.
BUT THESE ARE THE ACTUALS RIGHT NOW, AS THEY APPEAR IN OUR BOOKS.
WE ENDED FISCAL YEAR 2025 IN A POSITIVE NOTE.
WE ARE NOW FOLLOWING THE POLICY THAT THE CITY HAS FOR THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE AND THE RESERVES.
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OKAY? SO THAT'S THE GENERAL FUND.WE COLLECTED WELL OVER 100% OF ALL THE PROPERTY TAXES THAT WE HAD, UH, BUDGETED FOR, UM, VERY FAVORABLE.
AND SAME THING WITH THE SALES TAX REVENUE.
UM, THEY'RE COMING IN PRETTY SOLID.
WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF IT FOR OCTOBER OVER DECEMBER TO SEE HOW IT GOES.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE MAY HAVE TO ADJUST IT DEPENDING ON, UM, HOW THE REVENUES COME IN, BUT I DON'T REALLY ANTICIPATE A, A VERY LARGE DROP IN SALES TAX REVENUES.
BUT I'LL COME BACK AND TALK TO YOU ALL ABOUT SOME SALES TAX, UM, TRENDS IN THE FUTURE.
UM, SO THAT'S THE GENERAL FUND.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE GENERAL FUND BEFORE I MOVE ON TO WATER AND SEWER? CONTINUE? OKAY, SO WATER AND SEWER FUND, UM, THE TOTAL INCOME FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 PENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH WAS ABOUT $4.5 MILLION.
AND THEN THE EXPENDITURES WERE ABOUT $3.9 MILLION, WHICH GAVE US, UH, A GROSS INCOME OF ABOUT $680,000 FOR THE YEAR.
NOW THE, THE ENTERPRISE FUND, WE USUALLY WANT TO HAVE ABOUT 60 DAYS IN RESERVE TO PAY FOR DAY-TO-DAY ACTIVITIES, RIGHT? SO WE DID MEET THAT.
WE HAVE OUR 60 DAY RESERVE FOR WATER AND SEWER FARMED AS WELL, UH, WITH ABOUT A $40,000 EXTRA, UM, THAT WE HAVE IN, UM, RESERVES FOR THE WATER AND SEWER FUND.
NOW AGAIN, THE AUDIT IS ONGOING.
WE'LL FIND THE FINAL NUMBERS IN MARCH WHEN THE AUDITORS COME AND PRESENT.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HAD ABOUT $3.2 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR A FISCAL YEAR 25 AND SPENT ABOUT 2.9 MILLION GIVING THEM A, A GROSS INCOME ABOUT $324,000.
SO THEY'RE LOOKING GOOD THERE ALSO.
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SAME THING.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, THOSE TWO CORPORATIONS GET THE REVENUE FROM SALES TAXES AND THEY SPENT ABOUT 2.2 MILLION GIVING THEM ABOUT $971,000 IN INCOME AS THE YEAR ENDED.
THOSE TWO CORPORATIONS ALSO ARE INCLUDED IN THE AUDIT.
AND SO YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE THE FINAL NUMBERS FROM THE AUDITORS, UH, IN MARCH WHEN EVERYTHING'S WRAPPED UP.
ANY QUESTIONS? DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DID, DID I HEAR YOU SAY THAT OUR DEBTS ARE PAID UP OR EVERYTHING IS IN THE, IN THE BLACK NOW SO WE HAVE ENOUGH REVENUE, UM, TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS? YES.
OH, HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HOW WORD THIS, UM, THE LOAN THAT WE HAVE FOR THE REPAIR FOR, UH, GOAT ISLAND THAT THE B BOARD PAID HAS BEEN PAYING THE LOAN FOR THAT REPAIR FOR THAT WATER LINE THAT BROKE A YEAR AND A HALF OR TWO YEARS AGO.
UM, WHAT HAS, I UNDERSTAND THE CITY IS NOW PAYING THAT LOAN, BUT AT WHAT POINT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THE CITY REPAY THE B BOARD, THE COMMUNITY, UH, BOARD FOR THAT MONEY THAT THEY PAID ILLEGALLY? SO IS THAT BEING DONE IN, IN FISCAL YEAR 26? I WENT AHEAD AND I BUDGETED FOR THAT FROM THE WATER AND SEWER FUND.
SO THAT AND INTERVALS OF MAYBE EVERY THREE MONTHS OR SO, I WILL MAKE A PAYMENT TO THE CORPORATIONS.
THANK YOU, UH, PATRICIA, I'VE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY.
WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR OUR CITY MANAGER.
AND I APPRECIATE THE WAY YOU CLEANED EVERYTHING UP TO WHERE YOU CAN FOLLOW THIS NOW.
ITEM SIX, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A FINAL PLAT JR.
DIESEL TRUCK EDITION LOCATED IN THE CITY OF WILMER, CONSISTING OF TWO TRACKS ON APPROXIMATELY 1.146 AC ACRES ACRES.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SITUATED IN THE HARE BIRD WEATHER SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 1 5 5 8 CITY, ER, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND GENERALLY ADDRESSED AS 5 7 0 8 AND 5 7 1 0 SOUTH INTERSTATE 45.
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FP DASH 25 DASH ZERO FOUR.HELLO AGAIN, MME. JORDAN CRUZ STATE BELT I THE INTERIM PLANNER.
UM, THIS IS AGENDA ITEM CONCERNS THE FINAL PLANT FOR THE JR DIESEL TRUCK ADDITION.
THIS PROJECT COVERS APPROXIMATELY 1.14 ACRES, COMBINING TWO EXISTING TRACKS AND SINGLE LOT AT 5 7 0 8 AND 5 7 1 0.
SOUTH I 45 SITE IS CURRENTLY USED FOR A TRUCK REPAIR BUSINESS.
AND THE OWNER PLANS AT A CONCRETE PARKING LOT.
THE FINAL PLATH WILL ALSO DEDICATE A 24 FOOT ACCESS EASEMENT.
AND ANY WORK AFFECTING THE T DOT RIGHT OF WAY WILL REQUIRE TEXDOT APPROVAL.
THE OWNER MUST SUBMIT A SITE PLAN APPLICATION AFTER THE FINAL PLAT IS APPROVED.
AND I'LL LEAVE IT TO
SINCE THEY'RE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS, ARE THEY NOW REQUIRED TO GO UNDER OUR HIGHWAY OVERLAY WITH SIGNAGE AND LANDSCAPING? UM, THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE BUILDING, CORRECT? THAT WOULD BE, THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT PART, THAT WILL NOT BE PART OF THIS.
BUT IF WE'VE NORMALLY APPROVED THAT IN A FINAL CLASS THOUGH, AND IT'S COMING TO US AS A FINAL PLAQUE, NOT IN THIS SCENARIO.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE LANDSCAPING IN THE PLANT.
IT'S THE LANDSCAPING IS ALWAYS IN THE PLAQUE.
LEMME HELP YOU, UH, EVAN DEVAL
SO AT THIS TIME, THIS IS JUST FOR THE FINAL PLAT TO RECORD IT AT THE COUNTY AND NOT ANY SITE DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUES.
SO THAT, THAT'LL BE PHASE THE NEXT PHASE WE'LL DEAL WITH LANDSCAPING AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT IS REQUIRED AT THE EXPANSION OR JUST DOING THE PARKING LOT.
SO WE'RE JUST DOING A BOUNDARY LINE OF THE PROPERTY, ESSENTIALLY.
SO IT'S REALLY NOT A PLAID OF THE BUSINESS.
THAT'S, AND THIS IS JUST LIKE A PROCESS THAT HAS TO GO BEFORE Y'ALL, BUT ESSENTIALLY IT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS.
THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE, IT MEANS ALL THE LAWS REQUIRED IS RECOMMENDED APPROVAL FROM PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION.
SO IT'S A RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL.
THAT'S ALL THAT'S HERE BEFORE, RIGHT? IT'S VERY MINOR.
IN FACT, A LOT OF CITIES, THIS CAN BE DONE ADMINISTRATIVELY.
CORRECT? WELL, THAT'S WHY I WAS QUESTIONING, WE, WE APPROVED THE, THE PARKING LOT PAVEMENT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO OR SOMETHING.
AND I THOUGHT FINE IS COMING BACK.
THIS IS JUST A FLAT TO GET A, A LEGAL LEGALLY RECORDED LAW IN THE CITY.
WE TALKED ABOUT PLATS THAT EVERYBODY REMEMBERS THEY'RE UNDER 2 12 0 0 9.
AND SO THE, THE PLAT DISCUSSION SHOULD BE PRETTY QUICK.
I DON'T LIKE NECESSARILY THAT FACT, BUT THAT'S THE WAY THAT THE LAW IS VERY SPECIFIC ON.
AND IF IT MEETS THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS AND IT'S ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE, THEN WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE SENSE.
BUT REMEMBER THE CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD ABOUT PLAT, THAT'S JUST, AND AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.
I'M JUST THINKING OF A PLA THAT HAS COME BEFORE THIS, THIS BODY IN THE PAST HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE FORMAL AND IT WITH LAYOUTS, AND IT DOES INCLUDE SIGNAGE, IT DOES INCLUDE LANDSCAPING.
SO THIS IS MORE LIKE A OF A BOUNDARY.
ACTUALLY, YOU COULD ABSOLUTELY BE RIGHT, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY NEW, SO THEY WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND MAYBE THAT'S WHY THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
THEY'RE NEW SO THEY JUST HAVE A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING IT.
IT'S NOT A WRONG WAY, BUT THEY'RE JUST DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE.
'CAUSE BASICALLY, LIKE WE SAID, THOSE TWO QUESTIONS ARE WHEN ANSWERED.
SO IT MIGHT, SO YOU MAY BE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE COUNTY WHEN YOU SAID IT'S GOTTA GO TO THE COUNTY TO PUT IT AS ONE PROPERTY, AS ONE OWNER, I NOW UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND MY VERBIAGE WAS NOT CROSSING THINKING OF BOUNDARY LINE.
AND THOSE WERE GOOD QUESTIONS.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOU ASKING THOSE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO THIS WAS ZONED, IT IS SHOWING IN HERE, I WAS READING ON THAT IT WAS ZONED FOR SINGLE FAMILY OR WAS ALREADY THE WRONG THING.
IT'S AS A TEMPORARY SINGLE FAMILY INFORMATION.
IT IS A TEMPORARY SINGLE FAMILY DISSERTATION BECAUSE OF THE BOUNDARY.
ANYTIME SOMETHING COMES INTO THE CITY, IT'S GONNA BE ZONED THAT TEMPORARY.
AND THIS IS RIGHT UP THERE CLOSE TO, UH, THE THE SCHOOL, THE GRADE SCHOOL.
UM, PAGE SIX OF THIS PORTION OF YOUR SHOULD BE IN YOUR
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PACKET AS IN A MAP.AND THEN ON, UH, SLIDE THREE, THERE'S ALSO A, UH, SITE LOCATION MAP AS WELL.
DO YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE.
MADAM MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR JR DIESEL TRUCKS, UH, LOCATED AT, UM, TWO COMBINE 57 0 8 AND 57 10 SOUTH INTERSTATE 45 INTO ONE PLAT.
OKAY, MAY I HAVE A VOTE? YES, YES, YES, YES.
ITEM SEVEN, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR A FINAL FLAT WALMART EDITION LOCATED IN THE CITY OF WILER, CONSISTING OF ONE UN PLATTED TRACK ON APPROXIMATELY 4.932 ACRES.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SITUATED IN THE WESLEY W HARMON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NUMBER 6 0 2, CITY OF WILMER, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IS GENERALLY ADDRESSED AS 4 9 0 0 NORTH INTERSTATE 40 5K FILE.
SP DASH 25 DASH ZERO FIVE IS THIS, THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAT IS SUBDIVIDE ONE PLAT, UH, ONE UN PLATTED TRACKED LAND IN TWO LOTS.
THE PURPOSE OF LOT TWO, UH, CONTAINS AN EXISTING MINI WAREHOUSE STORAGE FACILITY WILL PROPOSED LOT ONE CONTAINS STRUCTURES, FIREWORK STANDS, BILLBOARDS, CARPORTS, METAL BUILDINGS, UH, THAT THE OWNER PLANS TO DEMOLISH PRIOR TO, UH, THE FUTURE.
UH, AS YET UNDEFINED DEVELOPMENT, THE SUBDIVISION WILL ALLOW THE OWNER TO SELL THE MINI WAREHOUSE BUSINESS ON LOT TWO AND RESERVE ONE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THE PROPOSED PLAT DOES NOT CREATE ANY NEW ENCROACHMENTS.
UM, STAFF FOUND NO ORDINANCE PROVISIONS REQUIRING DENIAL OF THE PLAT DUE TO BOTH SETBACK ENCROACHMENTS, UM, BECAUSE OF THE SETBACKS ARE A ZONING ISSUE RATHER THAN A PLATTING ISSUE.
BUT THE GENERAL NOTE ON THE PLAT, ACKNOWLEDGING THE LEGAL NON-CONFORMING STATUS OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURES AND CLARIFYING THAT ON ANY FUTURE EXPANSION ALTERATION, UM, OR ANY CHANGE MUST COMPLY WITH ZONING REGULATIONS.
UM, THROUGH THE BOARD ADJUSTMENTS, THE PLAT MEETS ALL RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, ARE ALL, UM, UH, REQUIREMENTS AND PNC RECOMMENDS APPROVAL ON THE FILE PLA UH, ON THE FINAL PLAT WITH THE STATED CONDITIONS.
COUNSEL, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ASK, SO THIS IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE PREVIOUS ONE? THAT'S RIGHT.
IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, MAY I GET A MOTION? MADAM MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN OF THE AGENDA.
MAY I HAVE A VOTE PLEASE? YES, YES, YES, YES.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CODE VIOLATIONS POLLUTION, LOUD NOISE ROLLING, COAL SITE PLAN, PARKING LOT SURFACE AND MEETING SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR REDNECK DIESEL.
COUNCIL MEMBER TURNER, THE CITY DID NOT FIND THE SITE PLAN.
AND SO I HAVE THE SITE PLAN AND, UH, I CAN'T HEAR YOU AND I'M NOT HERE.
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ALL SURFACES SHOULD BE PAID WITH AN ALL WEATHER SURFACE ORDINANCE NUMBER 1 5 3 1 1 9 A.SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GREAT BUSINESS.
A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE WORKING FOR YOU.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO BRING ANYTHING WEIRD HERE, JUST, UH, BUT I'VE ASKED KRISTEN ABOUT SOME THINGS AND THEY SENT ME BACK SOME STUFF.
IT WAS VERY IMPRESSIVE ON YOUR WEBSITE, BUT IN TEXAS IT, ROLLING COAL IS ILLEGAL UNDER THE STATE TRANSPORTATION AND FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS TAMPERING WITH VEHICLES AND MISSION CONTROL SYSTEMS PRODUCE STICK BLACK SMOKE AND IS VIOLATION OF BOTH THE FEDERAL CLEAN ACT AND TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE.
AND, UH, ANYWAY, SO I HOPE Y'ALL DON'T DO TOO MUCH OF THAT.
AND RIGHT HERE, I GUESS IS AN ENGINEER'S LETTER DATED NOVEMBER 21ST, 2017.
AND IT APPEARED THAT THE TOP SURFACE OF THE PARKING LOT WAS NOT THE TWO MILL RECYCLED ASPHALT AS SPECIFIED ON THE ENGINEER'S PLANS.
THE SURFACE WAS NOT SMOOTH, HARD, UNIFORM SURFACE AS EXPECTED.
INSTEAD IT LOOKED LIKE ROCK HAD BEEN DUMPED AND SPREAD WITH A BLACK PAINTED TOPPING.
MOST OF THE SURFACE ROCK WAS LOOSE AND COULD BE REMOVED BY HAND.
AND VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE LOOSE ROCK REVEALED THAT IT WAS NOT BONDED TO THE ADJACENT ROCK.
AND HERE IS WHERE Y'ALL ASK FOR, UM, 24 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THE SURFACE PROJECT.
THIS WAS DATED 12 SEVEN 2017, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEEN DONE.
AND HERE WE ARE SEVERAL YEARS LATER.
YOU KNOW, CRUSHED CONCRETE BLOWS AROUND ALL OVER THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CRUSHED CONCRETE IS A POISON.
I WORKED WITH IT FOR MANY YEARS AND NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY MY EARS WERE ALWAYS GETTING INFECTED.
BUT I DO HAVE A LETTER FROM A DOCTOR STATING THAT ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS HAS GOT SOME HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THEY'RE SAYING IT'S FROM THE ENVIRONMENT NEXT DOOR.
UM, I THINK Y'ALL ASKED TO PUT SOME, PUT AN OFFICE IN YOUR BUILDING, BUT INSTEAD BAYS WERE PUT IN.
HERE'S A LETTER FROM RONA STRING FELLOW ABOUT ITEM.
I THINK THE FAMILY TALKED TO HER ABOUT IDLING TRUCKS BECAUSE THEY SIT RIGHT BESIDE THEIR HOUSE.
I KNOW THAT MECHANICS ARE WORKING ON THEM WHERE SHE, BUT THEY'RE IDLING AND IDLING FOR HOURS AND IT, AND IT'S KIND OF A LOT OF, A LOT OF DIESEL FUMES.
UM, MAY I INTERJECT FOR JUST A SECOND? I JUST ASKED OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR IF HE'D BEEN GIVEN A COPY OF ALL OF THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THE CITY HAD LOOKED AND YOU EVEN SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE, IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD GET THAT OH, I'LL AND SO THAT EVERYONE COULD HAVE A COPY.
SO WE WOULD ALL BE AWARE OF WELL, THERE'S, THERE'S SO MUCH.
BUT THE MAIN ISSUES OF ANY ORDINANCE THAT THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS HAVE PASSED, THAT IT, IF IT IS PERCEIVED TO HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETED, THEN I THINK THAT OUR INTERIM CITY MANAGER OR CITY ADMINISTRATOR SHOULD BE AWARE AND THE BUSINESS SHOULD BE AWARE OF ANYTHING THAT, YOU KNOW, PREVIOUS COUNSEL HAS APPROVED THAT WE DON'T THINK HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
AND SO MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT, AND I'M SORRY I WON'T LET YOU CON CONTINUE, BUT NO, I THINK OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO MAKE COPIES OF THESE THINGS, PARTICULARLY SO THAT
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OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND OUR LAWYER CAN REVIEW THEM.WE CAN PREPARE A LIST OF THINGS THAT WE FEEL THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED AND THAT CAN BE GIVEN TO THE BUSINESS OWNER TO SAY THAT THESE ARE THINGS THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED, HAVE BEEN VOTED ON, BUT WE FEEL HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED.
SO THEN THEY WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS, WE DID THIS, WE DID NOT DO THIS, WE DID THIS, WE DID NOT DO THIS.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S JUST MY OPINION.
I'M ONE MEMBER OF THIS BODY AND SO, BUT UM, I WILL LET YOU CONTINUE, BUT IT, IT, I THINK WE ALL SHOULD KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING AND PARTICULARLY THE TWO GENTLEMEN TO MY RIGHT NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHAT'S THERE BECAUSE APPARENTLY CITY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING.
AND SO WHERE YOU FOUND THIS, I, I DON'T KNOW, BUT, AND, AND, AND, UH, IF, IF I MAY, UH, THE OWNER OF THE REDNECK DIESEL WAS HERE, UH, ABOUT THIS CRUSHED CONCRETE, UH, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT INFORMATION FROM MS. TURNER? I'VE SEEN IT BLOWING AROUND.
BUT ANYWAY, I I'M GOING TO CONTINUE.
ON, UH, JANUARY 11TH, THE PARKING LOT, THIS IS FROM, I'M SORRY, TO, UH, FROM DANNY WHEAT.
BSM ARTHUR BECK CONSULTING CIVIL ENGINEER, THE PARKING LOT DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED AS PER CIVIL ENGINEERING PLAN AS SUBMITTED AND REVIEWED BY THE CITY.
UM, MAY I INTERJECT PLEASE? I WILL TELL YOU THAT REDNECK DIESEL GOT A CO, WHEN THEY GOT THAT CO THAT STOPPED EVERYTHING, THEY HAD COMPLETED EVERYTHING THAT WAS ASKED OF THEM.
WHY THIS IS BROUGHT UP, I DO NOT KNOW BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING.
AND, AND IF I MAY, I WAS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AT THE TIME AND WE APPROVED EVERYTHING THAT, THAT AND THEY DID IT LEGALLY, MA'AM.
SHERRY CCO WAS A PLANNER AT THE TIME, AND DENNY WHEAT WAS OUR CITY ADMINISTRATOR.
SO HAVE YOU SEEN THE PARKING LOT? YES, MA'AM.
IS IT A LOOSE PARKING LOT? IT IS EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS.
IT'S BEEN EIGHT HOW MANY YEARS, SIR? HOW THE TOP EIGHT YEARS.
AND IF I CAN INTERJECT, AM I CORRECT WHEN THEY WERE WORKING ON PLEASANT RUN, THE NEW PLEASANT RUN EAST, DIDN'T THEY SET UP A BATCH PLAN IN YOUR PARKING LOT? NO, IT WAS THE, THE LAND NEXT TO HIM.
BECAUSE I CAN RE I LIVE HERE WITHIN THE CITY AND I COULD HAVE THE FENCE GOING AROUND.
IT WAS, SO IT, THEY STARTED THAT OUT.
IN ORDER TO GET THAT, THAT PROPERTY, THE SOUTH OF ME HARD ENOUGH FOR THEM TO BRING THAT BATCH PLAN IN, THEY SPREAD, UH, POWDERED CONCRETE.
WHICH IS ANOTHER THING THAT HAPPENED AT MY PLACE TO BEGIN WITH WAS THEY PUT THE POWDERED CONCRETE INTO THE ROCK THAT, WHICH MAKES IT ADHERE.
OKAY, WELL THEY DID THE SAME THING AT THAT BATCH PLANT THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, MA'AM.
AND IT ENDED UP BLOWING ACROSS MY CUSTOMER'S TRUCKS AND WHATNOT, BUT THEY CAME OVER AND WASHED THOSE TRUCKS OFF AND, AND DEALT WITH IT.
I DIDN'T GO SCREAMING AT THE WORLD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT, IT, WE, IT JUST STUFF HAPPENED.
OH, IT WAS BLOWING THE WHOLE WAY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, EVERYTHING.
BUT YOU KNOW, IT, IT WAS WHAT IT WAS.
AND THAT LASTED THREE, FOUR MONTHS OR SO AND, AND THEN IT, THEN IT DISAPPEARED.
BUT I'M, I'M WILLING TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, MA'AM.
DID YOU EVER, UH, YOU HAD, YOU ASKED FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS TO FINISH THE PARKING LOT.
DID THAT GET DONE? IT, IT WAS TO MIX THAT CONCRETE INTO THE ROCK? IF YOU READ THE, THE, UH, AND THAT WAS BEFORE YOU GOT YOUR CO YES, MA'AM.
IS IS IT LOOSE TO THE TOUCH NOW? LIKE CAN YOU JUST REACH AND PICK IT UP? MA'AM? I'M DRIVING 90 OR 120,000 POUND TRUCKS ON THAT, ON THAT PARKING LOT.
IF IT WAS LOOSE, THEY WOULD BURY IN THAT YOUR FIRE TRUCKS.
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THERE IS A CO OKAY, THOSE, UH, IF I MAY, HOW DID, HOW DID YOU COME TO 'EM TO GET THEM PICTURES? RIGHT? DID YOU GO ON THESE PEOPLE'S PROPERTY? UH, LET'S SEE.
I BELIEVE THAT PICTURE IS BACK WHERE I, I HAD A, UH, ROCK.
I DIDN'T TAKE BASICALLY LIKE A SIDEWALK, A LANDING ZONE FOR, WELL, IT'S AGAINST THE LAW 18 WHEELERS TO WHAT IS TO GO AND PEOPLE'S PROPERTY AND TAKE PICTURES.
I'VE NEVER BEEN ON THAT PROPERTY.
BUT YOU GOT, YOU CANNOT USE THOSE PICTURES.
I BELIEVE THESE WERE, THIS WAS, I'M SORRY MA'AM.
I THINK THIS CAME ONLY KRISTEN.
AND MY ONLY QUESTION IS THIS WHO POWELL CAME FROM.
KRISTEN, THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I WAS ON THE COUNCIL.
MA WAS THERE APPROVAL FOR OFFICE SPACE? THAT
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BECAME VAGUE.I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HECK YOU WAS TALKING ABOUT.
THAT'S, THAT'S MY ONLY QUESTION.
SO I KNOW WE, SINCE THE ORIGINAL TIME THAT I COME TO CITY COUNCIL EIGHT YEARS AGO, WE DID ADD 20 FEET ONTO THE BACK OF THE BACK OF THE BUILDING, WHICH I TOOK A A 20 FOOT STORAGE SHED AND ADDED ANOTHER 20 FEET TO IT AND ADDED FOUR BAYS TO THAT BACK.
I EXTENDED THE FIRE LANE IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
IT WASN'T LIKE I JUST DID AWAY WITH THE FIRE LANE WHEN I DID THAT, WHICH CREATED A VERY EXPENSIVE THING TO DO.
BUT I KNEW THAT'S WHAT HAD TO HAPPEN FOR IT TO BE GOOD ENOUGH, ENOUGH FOR Y'ALL.
AND I WENT THROUGH YOUR, YOUR CITY IN ORDER TO DO THAT AND DID IT.
WHEN IT, WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED? YES MA'AM.
LIKE I SAID, HE'S GOT A CO THAT CO CANNOT BE BROKEN.
AND MR. HOLLA, AM I RIGHT ON THAT? NO.
A CO IT DOESN'T LAST FOREVER AND SOMEBODY CAN BE IN VIOLATION.
MAYOR, MAYOR, IF YOU WANT TO POINT TO ANY LAW, IF YOU WANT TO POINT TO ANY LAW THAT SHOWS ME IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SOMEBODY DOES WHEN THEY GET A CO, THEY NEVER LOSE IT.
I WILL, I WILL GIVE YOU AS MUCH TIME.
I WILL PAY YOUR HOURLY RATE FOR THAT MAYOR.
I DON'T IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT, SOMEBODY CAN ABSOLUTELY LOSE THEIR CO SO THE STATEMENT AND NO MARY, THAT'S FLAT, WRONG, FLAT, WRONG.
IF SOMEBODY VIOLATES THEIR CO, IT'S REVOKED.
YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF A CO BEING REVOKED PARENT? YES, I HAVE, SIR.
SO THEY CAN'T KEEP IT FOREVER.
YOU JUST SAID THEY CAN'T KEEP IT PER I HAVE NO IDEA.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OPINION ON THAT.
YOU'RE SIMPLY TELLING ME THAT A CO CAN NEVER BE LOST AND THAT'S NOT TRUE.
THAT IS LIMITED WHAT THEIR CO IS NO IDEA THERE'S IS EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO HIM.
I'M NOT, I'M NOT ARGUING THAT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OPINION ON THAT.
NOW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE MA'AM? UM, I HAVE A LETTER HERE SOMEWHERE FROM RONA SAYING IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.
SHE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
IS THAT TRUE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
A PARKING LOT THAT'S NOT FINISHED.
IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE, AN EXAMPLE, AN EXAMPLE.
IF SOMEBODY IS REQUIRED BY ZONING, FOR EXAMPLE, IT'S GIVEN AN SUP AND I HAVE NO IDEA THE SITUATION HERE, BUT IF SOMEBODY IS REQUIRED AN SUP, I DON'T CARE IF THEY HAVE THE CO YES, THE SUP SAYS THEY HAVE TO DO X, Y, OR Z.
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.
BUT IF IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEN THE CO HAS NO IMPACT ON THAT WHATSOEVER.
AND YES, THE SUP SAYS THEY HAVE TO DO THIS, THEN THEY HAVE TO DO THAT.
SO IT WOULD ALL DEPEND ON WHERE THIS IS ORIGINATING AND HOW IT WAS DONE.
BUT DOESN'T THAT NORMALLY GIVE THEM LIKE A, A TIMELINE THAT IT HAS TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN? THAT'S VERY NORMAL.
AND SO WE WOULD NEED TO KNOW IF, IF THERE WAS A TIMELINE ESTABLISHED TO IT, 24, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW.
BECAUSE THEN IF REQUESTED 24 MONTHS.
'CAUSE THEN I WOULD WANT TO KNOW, UH, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER JACOB SAID, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW LIKE, OKAY, WHY DID, IF IT WAS, LET'S SAY JUST SAY HYPOTHETICALLY IF IT WAS 24 MONTHS, WHY DIDN'T WE GO AND CHECK IT OUT? AND IF THEY DID IT, WHY WAS IT AN ISSUE? IF THEY DIDN'T DO IT, WHY DIDN'T WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? SO SURE, I WOULD WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TIMELINE.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE TAKE ALL THIS INFORMATION, UH, GET, YOU KNOW, ALL THE INFORMATION KIM HAS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING THROUGH A SWITCH, YOU KNOW, FROM IN OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
SO WE WILL, UH, GET THAT INFORMATION.
SO IF I, IF I MAY, HOW, HOW CAN WE GO BACK ON SOMETHING THAT A PLANNER DID A, YOU KNOW, UH, SARA DID AND, AND CHANGE THAT, SIR.
HOW, HOW ARE WE GONNA, HOW ARE WE GONNA NOT, UH, YOU KNOW, KNOW THAT THEY DIDN'T COMPLY BY THE ORDINANCES THAT WE WE APPLIED? IF THEY'RE NOT NO LONGER VISIBLE, WE DON'T HAVE 'EM ANYMORE, WELL THEN WE'RE GONNA GET, YOU KNOW, AND, AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND SAY IT'S, IT'S
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THE GOSPEL, BUT THEY WERE GIVING A TEMPORARY CO FOR 24 MONTHS THAT YOU COMPLETE THESE THREE OR FOUR ITEMS, THEN YOU WOULD GET THE PERMANENT CO TWO YEARS COME AND GO.AND EITHER WE DIDN'T INSPECT IT, THEY DID IT OR THEY DIDN'T DO IT, WHATEVER.
BUT HERE WE ARE EIGHT YEARS LATER AND THERE'S REALLY NO RESOLUTION ON OUR END.
AND I CAN'T SPEAK FOR WHY WE DIDN'T BLESS IT IN 20 MONTHS OR 24 MONTHS.
AND JUST BECAUSE IT'S BEEN OVER TWO YEARS, CAN WE ENFORCE THAT? OKAY.
YEAH, IT'S ACTUALLY 10, EIGHT YEARS AFTER IT WAS SUPPOSED.
AND, AND I'M SURE SOME WOULD, WOULD MAKE THE ARGUMENT.
AND I MEAN, I, I WOULDN'T NECESSARILY DISAGREE THAT IF YOU GAVE HIM TWO YEARS OF DO IT AND YOU DIDN'T CHECK ON IT, THEN THAT'S YOUR FAULT.
AND YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS.
AND WELL, I THINK IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED OVER AND OVER AND OVER FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT THE ADMINISTRATOR JUST KEPT NOT ANSWERING THE PHONE AND WOULD RETURN CALLS AND WHEN SHE WROTE THEM, IT'S LIKE, IT'S BEEN TOO LONG.
AND LIKE I SAID, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT, BUT, UM, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, UH, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO, YOU KNOW, WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BUT I HAVE A FEELING I KNOW IT'S GONNA COME OUT.
AND WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, ALL WEATHER, PARKING SERVICE, UH, SURFACE THE LANGUAGE FROM WHAT I REMEMBER LOOKING AT THIS A MONTH OR SO AGO WAS, IT WAS PRETTY OPEN-ENDED.
IT WAS LIKE GRAVEL, ROCK, CONCRETE, ASPHALT, OR ANY OTHER THING APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER.
READ THE WORDS AND YOU'LL SEE IT.
WELL, I'M JUST SAYING WHAT IS WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WENT TO COUNSEL AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE SAID THAT HAPPENED THAT NEVER SHOWED UP TO COUNSEL.
AND I DON'T WORK ON OR WORK OFF OF WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY.
IT'S WHAT THIS BODY UP HERE DOES, THE ACTION YOU TAKE, GOOD, BAD, INDIFFERENT, RIGHT OR WRONG.
AND LIKE I SAID, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.
SO DO YOU WANT TO TABLE THIS AND COME BACK AND TALK? NO, I'M NOT SAYING TABLE IT.
I'M JUST SAYING WE'RE, I KIND OF LIKE TO TABLE IT THEN.
WELL, THAT'S, NO, THIS IS NOT WRITTEN AS AN ACTION ITEM.
IT'S JUST TO DISCUSS, KNOW, AND CONSIDER.
SO, BUT UM, I, I REALLY AGREE IT SHOULD BE TABLED TO LET THESE TWO GENTLEMEN HERE READ THIS DOCUMENTS, DO SOME RESEARCH, TALK TO THE PROPERTY BUSINESS OWNER, TRY TO WORK THIS OUT SO THAT IT'S NOT A ISSUE.
AND IF I MAY, UH, MR. TODD THERE SAID HE DIDN'T GET ANY INFORMATION FROM OUR CITY.
SO HOW DO YOU EXPECT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IF YOU DON'T GIVE HIM A, A, A, SEND HIM A LETTER OR SOMETHING.
WELL, TODD, THEY CAN ALL GET TOGETHER.
ITEM NUMBER NINE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPEALING ORDINANCES.
OH 2 0 2 2 DASH 21 B THROUGH OH 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 DASH DASH 1 2 0 1 ZH 0 2 0 2 3 DASH OH 1 1 9 3 THROUGH 0 2 0 2 3 DASH 0 1 1 9 ZZ DASH 29, WHICH BROUGHT CERTAIN TRACKS OF LAND INTO THE CITY WHO HAD RECEIVED LONGSTANDING TREATMENT FOR THE CITY PURSUANT TO FOUR 1.003 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
I WAS PART OF THE COUNCIL WHEN THIS CAME UP.
BUT I REMEMBER IT CAME UP AS ONE ORDINANCE WITH THE LIST OF ADDRESSES.
AT WHAT TIME DID IT BECOME SEPARATE ORDINANCES? THANK YOU.
CAN THE LAWYER ADDRESS THAT? YES.
IT WAS ABSOLUTELY ALWAYS SEPARATE ORDINANCES.
AND I KNOW THAT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THAT WAS MY ADVICE BECAUSE, AND ACTUALLY IN ALL DUE RESPECT, HE WAS VERY GOOD ADVICE BECAUSE I SAID IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH, WE DID IT WITH ONE ORDINANCE AND SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH THAT ORDINANCE, EVERYTHING WOULD BE WIPED AWAY.
SO THAT'S WHY WE NEEDED TO DO IT.
I SAID, I, LIKE I SAID, I KNOW IT'S MORE TIME, I KNOW IT'S MORE MUSCLE MONEY AND I KNOW IT'S MORE HASSLE, BUT IT IS WAY MORE EFFECTIVE TO DO IT THIS WAY.
AND IT TURNS OUT I WAS ACTUALLY RIGHT BECAUSE WE HAD, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT 15 PROPERTY OWNERS
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WHAT HAPPENED.BUT I, I CAN REMEMBER READING THAT WHEN IT WAS VOTED ON.
WE DIDN'T HAVE SEPARATE ORDINANCES THAT NIGHT.
AND SO MY QUESTION IS, DID THEY TURN INTO SEPARATE ORDINANCES AFTER IT WAS VOTED ON? BECAUSE I JUST NOT RECALL THAT.
I I IT WAS, WHEN WE VOTED ON IT THAT NIGHT, THEY WERE READ THIS, THEY WERE SAYING, WE'RE VOTING FOR APPROVAL OF THIS WITH THESE ADDRESSES.
AND SO THEY READ THE ADDRESSES AND WE HAD A VOTE.
AND I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO SAID NO.
I I MEAN, I'M NOT, UM, SAYING THIS, I JUST WANNA HAVE A POINT OF ORDER.
YOU KNOW, ALSO, MY QUESTION IS, HAS THERE BEEN AN INVESTIGATION TO, UM, THE, THESE SPECIFIC PROPERTIES? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT'S THE INVESTMENT THE CITY HAS MADE INTO THESE PROPERTIES SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN? UM, ARE THERE BUSINESSES, ARE THEY RESIDENTIAL AREAS? I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THESE PROPERTIES ARE.
SO, UM, THE ADMINISTRATOR HAS WALKED OUT OF THE BUILDING, BUT I WOULD ALSO REQUEST THAT THIS BE TABLED UNTIL SOME FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE PROVIDED ON WHAT THESE PROPERTIES ARE.
AND THEN ALSO TO DO SOME RESEARCH FROM, UH, MADAM SECRETARY TO WHEN THESE WERE ACTUALLY VOTED ON.
IF YOU CAN FIND THAT RECORDING AND THAT, UM, SPECIFIC MINUTES OF THAT MEETING.
BECAUSE I AM ALMOST 100% POSITIVE WHEN WE VOTED ON 'EM, IT WAS NOT SEPARATE LIKE THIS.
BECAUSE I WOULD'VE SAID WHAT IN THE WORLD.
THEY WERE ALL TOGETHER AT ONE THING.
BUT YOU REMEMBER THEY WERE SEPARATE BECAUSE SAID YEAH, THEY WERE, THAT WAS VERY SPECIFICALLY MY ADVICE IS TO NOT DO THEM AS ONE ORDINANCE.
WE MAY NOT HAVE DONE 'EM AS ONE ORDINANCE, BUT WE HAD ONE VOTE SAYING THAT THESE WERE ALL THE ONES WE WERE BRINGING IN.
AND I REMEMBER YOU READING ADDRESSES.
WE DIDN'T READ, WE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THESE ORDINANCE NUMBERS.
THEY WERE NOT READ INTO THE RECORD.
WE READ INTO THE RECORD ADDRESSES.
AND SO MY QUESTION IS, IS AT WHAT TIME, AT WHAT POINT DID THEY GET SEPARATED INTO ACTUALLY BEING DIFFERENT ORDINANCES? BECAUSE AS A BODY, DON'T WE HAVE TO APPROVE ORDINANCES? RIGHT.
SO THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE TABLED.
WE HAVE A PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL MEMBER THAT WAS TABLE IT, THE, OR GO AHEAD.
ORDINANCE THAT IT WAS PRESENTED TO.
COUNSEL HAD AN ATTACHMENT TO IT.
HE'S SAYING MAYBE A, SO THERE WERE SEPARATE EXHIBIT, SEPARATE ATTACHMENTS.
THAT MAY HAVE BEEN ONE WHERE THE ORDINANCE WITH THE EXHIBITS IN EACH EXHIBIT THAT'S ON THE ORDINANCE.
WELL, YOU CAN FIND THAT IN YOUR RECORDS.
SO I, I I WOULD MAKE A REQUEST THAT THIS BEING YOU WHAT STEPPED OUT.
BUT MY REQUEST IS TO, TO RESEARCH AND LET US KNOW WHAT THESE PROPERTIES ARE, WHAT CITY IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED TO THESE SPECIFIC PROPERTIES.
ARE THEY BUSINESSES, ARE THEY RESIDENTIAL? ARE THEY, UH, AGRICULTURAL? RIGHT.
A DESCRIPTION OF EACH ONE OF THESE PROPERTIES BEFORE WE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER THEMSELVES WANT TO BE REMOVED, SOME OF THEM MAY WANT TO STAY.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE FURTHER.
WE CAN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS.
WELL, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING TONIGHT ANYHOW.
SO WE, WE'VE GOT A COUNCIL MEMBER.
WELL, I, OR WE HAVE TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS NOT HERE.
IF YOU WANT A TABLE, IF THAT'S FINE, YOU HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE TO A CERTAIN DATE.
WE CAN, YOU CAN VOTE WITH THREE.
BUT I'M JUST SAYING I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE, YEAH, YOU CAN VOTE WITH THREE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
WE CAN, MY, MY ONLY COMMENT ON THAT IS I WOULD LIKE SOME ACTION DIRECTING STAFF.
'CAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS, THIS WILL TAKE SOME TIME.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA GET BACK TO YOU IN 30, 60 DAYS.
SO IT'S GONNA BE A, I THINK MS. J THAT'S FAIR.
I THINK MS. JACOBS GAVE YOU SOME DIRECTION.
SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE IS NOT TO ACTUALLY TABLE IT, JUST LET HIM BRING IT BACK WHEN THEY'VE DONE, WHEN HE'S DONE WHAT HE NEEDS TO DO.
BUT IF, IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'RE NOT WANTING TO DO THIS PERIOD, THEN, YOU KNOW, SAVE US A LOT OF WORK.
NOT WANTING TO DO WHAT I MEAN, GO, IF, IF THERE, IF THE COUNCIL'S NOT WILLING TO CONSIDER THIS, THEN TAKE AN ACTION, YOU KNOW, APPROVE IT WITH THE RECOMMENDATION TO GO DO, WE'RE TABLING IT.
I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE, YOU CAN'T TAKE TO TABLE IT.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT A SPECIFIC TIMELINE TO DATE CERTAIN.
I THINK THE BEST THING FOR EVERYTHING
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IS MS. JACOBS TO TAKE, UH, NORWOOD TO TAKE MS. JACOB'S DIRECTION.AND THEN WHEN HE GETS IT ALL READY IS TO PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA.
I THINK THAT'S THE BEST APPROACH.
BUT COUNSEL NEEDS TO VOTE ON THAT, RIGHT? NO, THEY DON'T NEED TO VOTE ON THAT.
WELL, I, I WOULD PREFER A VOTE ON THAT.
THAT COUNSEL'S GIVEN ME DIRECTION.
4 0 3 1, WHATEVER THE VOTE IS.
I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR LEGAL.
IF THEY ALL CAME IN AS ONE GROUP, CAN WE PICK, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL OF THESE EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE AND THIS ONE AND THIS ONE.
UM, BUT THEY ALL CAME IN AT THE SAME TIME.
NO, THE TIMING OF IT DOESN'T MATTER.
THE SEPARATE ORDINANCES THERE WERE 45.
AND SO THAT, THAT COMES BACK TO MY QUESTION BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE VOTING ON IT, WE READ THOSE PROPERTIES ALL AS ONE AND WE HAD ONE VOTE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU SAY YOU HAVE AN ATTACHMENT AS DIFFERENT ORDINANCES, UH, HOW CAN YOU VOTE ON 200 ORDINANCES IN ONE VOTE? IS THAT LEGAL? I MEAN, IS THAT PROPER? IT'S, WELL, I DON'T ABOUT THE PROPER, BUT I MEAN IT BUT IT HAPPENED.
OR YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT HAPPENED? I DON'T REMEMBER HOW IT WAS DONE.
I JUST KNOW MY ADVICE WAS EACH PROPERTY NEEDS TO BE ITS OWN COORDINATES.
I WAS VERY, VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT.
I WAS VERY CLEAR WHY? AND I WENT INTO DETAIL ABOUT THAT.
NOW, HOW IT ALL ENDED UP HAPPENING.
YOU KNOW, ALTHOUGH I VOTED NO ON IT, I THINK THEY'RE IN THE CITY.
I THINK SERVICES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.
MAY I CONTINUE, PLEASE? UM, THEY HAD FIRE AND SHE'S TALKING POLICE PROTECTION.
I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO HAVE.
I MEAN, YOU, YOU RUN THE MEETING.
YOU KNOW, SHE AND I SHUT HER MOUTH.
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN POKED? NOT THIS TIME.
I MEAN, SHE THINKS SHE'S RUNNING EVERYTHING.
HI, HOW ARE YOU DOING? Y'ALL GOT GREAT CHRISTMAS PLANS.
AND THIS IS THE PEOPLE Y'ALL ELECT.
WE ALL NEED TO GET BOARD TO COURT HERE.
WE HAD ONE COUNCIL MEMBER TO GET SICK AND SHE LEFT.
I APOLOGIZE THAT WAS NOT EXPLAINED IN ADVANCE TO Y'ALL, BUT, UM, SHE GOT SICK AND HAD TO LEAVE.
UM, SO WE ARE NOW IN A, IN A BREAK.
ARE YOU DECLARING TO BREAK AT THIS POINT? I'M NOT.
THIS COUNCIL DOES NOT LISTEN TO ME.
UH, AGAIN, THAT'S THE PEOPLE WE ELECT.
SHE WOULD BE GONE, WENT TO THE BATHROOM.
NO, IF IT WOULD GO, IF IT WERE YOURS, SHE WOULD BE GONE.
WHAT ARE THESE CAMERAS WORKING, MA'AM? YES.
IS IT BEING RECORDED? RECORDED? YES.
I WISH YOU WOULD'VE BEEN HERE A FEW, A FEW WEEKS AGO.
I WISH YOU WOULD'VE BEEN WORKING.
UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, SINCE WE HAVE A LADY THAT HAD TO GO, WE ARE AT A FIVE MINUTE BREAK, WAS ONE OF THEM.
AND THEN THE OTHER ONE, FUNDRAISING AND ALL THAT KIND.
SHE WALKED OUT OTHER MEETINGS.
BUT YOU JUST WALKED OUT AND I JUST BRING HER BACK.
ATTORNEY, MR. HOLICK, CAN SHE DO THIS? I MEAN, IT IS NOT A REALLY A QUESTION WHETHER SHE CAN'T, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO STOP HER.
WELL, WE HAVEN'T FINISHED OUR MEETING, SIR.
WHAT WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO?
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FINISH THE MEETING ALL.HOW WOULD YOU DO THAT? IS THIS BEING RECORDED? OKAY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WATCHING THIS ON FACEBOOK, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE PEOPLE YOU ELECT HAS A, UM, A REQUIREMENT TO FULFILL THEIR DUTY.
AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT HAPPEN.
AND NOW WE ARE IN A, A PAUSE UNTIL WE CAN GET A QUORUM BACK.
SO MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
SO WHAT DO WE DO, STEVE? MISS FITTING.
SO WHAT DO WE DO? I LIKE YOUR OUTFIT.
SHE WALKED OUT BECAUSE THERE'S NONSENSE.
THEY'VE BEEN, THEY'VE BEEN IN THE BUSINESS EIGHT YEARS.
WHY? WHY IS IT NOW? SHE'S, SHE'S WHAT? SHE'S SITTING HERE.
SO WHAT DO WE DO, SIR? WE ADJOURN.
WHAT DO WE DO? NO, WE DON'T ADJOURN.
NO, YOU'RE NOT A COURT ON JACOB.
WE'RE NOT EVEN IN THE MEETING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING TO DISMISS.
'CAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S NOT A MEETING.
SO DO Y'ALL HAVE PAJAMAS HERE IF WE GOTTA STAY HERE OVERNIGHT? WELL, I MEAN, Y'ALL CAN STAY AS LONG AS YOU WANT.
AND STEVE SAID, STEVE SAID HE'S GOING HOME TO WATCH THE LOSER COWBOYS.
ARE WE STUCK? I AM SORRY FOR EVERYTHING HAS TAKEN PLACE.
ALWAYS WENT HOME SICK, SITTING ABOUT AND SAID, I'M GETTING, I'M REALLY SICK.
AND I STARTED BACKING UP, BUT DON'T THROW UP ON ME,
I'LL GO HOME AND, OKAY, WE'RE BACK IN SESSION AND AT THIS TIME I'M GONNA CALL FOR A VOTE.
WHAT? JAY? TO REMOVE THEM? NO, YOU GOTTA HAVE A MOTION FIRST.
MAYOR, BEFORE WE CAN CALL FOR VOTE.
OKAY? I THOUGHT THEY WERE GONNA DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, MY, MY REQUEST TO, TO GIVE THEM A TIME TO INVESTIGATE WHAT THESE PROPERTIES WERE.
SERGIO, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? WHATEVER.
MY POINT OF YOU IS, I'M SORRY, I GOT SCHOOL MESSAGES PASSED AWAY.
MY HEART SAYS DON'T REMOVE THEM.
YOU KNOW, MY, MY MIND OF PROPERTY OWNERS RIGHTS, THEY WERE BROUGHT IN AND SO, BUT THAT'S MORE RIGHTS FOR THE STATE.
SO, UM, SO HE SAYS, WELL, LEMME TELL YOU WHAT MY ARRANGEMENTS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT PROPERTIES THESE ARE TO BE, BUT I WILL SAY I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF SETTING A PRECEDENCE TO REMOVE SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE CITY.
SO I DON'T WANNA MAKE THAT MOTION.
IF YOU EVEN MAKE THAT MOTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD.
HOW, HOW ON THE OLD ORDINANCE, WHATEVER, WHATEVER THIS CITY IS ALL ABOUT, TO NOT REPEAL OR TO NOT RE RE WELL THEN YOU JUST DON'T TAKE ANY ACTION.
THEY CAN COME BACK IN 90 DAYS.
YOU CANNOT COME BACK FOR 90 DAYS.
I I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE 90 DAYS COME FROM.
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO 90 DAYS, SOMEBODY CAN PUT IT BACK ON ANOTHER NEXT, THE VERY NEXT.
IF THEY FOLLOW THE RULES, I DON'T KNOW WHERE.
TELL ME WHERE THE 90 DAYS COMES FROM HERE.
TELL JUST WHERE DOES THE 90 DAYS COME FROM? UH,
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WE'RE MOVING FORWARD, PLEASE.UM, EXECUTIVE SESSION, UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 5 51, CHAPTER SUB CHAPTER D THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW THIS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 1.
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER POTENTIAL PROCEDURE ERRORS IN ORDINANCE 20 25 0 2 2D AND ORDINANCE 2021 DASH ONE ZERO 2K, WHICH GRANTED A ZONING CHANGE TO PROPERTY.
GENERALLY LOCATED 300 GREEN ROAD, 500 PLEASANT ROAD ROAD, AND 6 0 1 BELTLINE BELTLINE ROAD IN THE CITY OF WALMART.
UNTIL ALLOW THE USE OF A DATA CENTER.
AT THIS TIME WE ARE RECESSING OUR COUNCIL MEETING AT 8 31.
WE ARE NOW GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.